Trending Religious Concepts in Japan — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed religious concepts on Wikipedia, September 2026 (Japanese-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: tree of life. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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254,939
Total Views (September 2026)
1
tree of life
term used in the Hebrew Bible
12,635
views
views
2
Eight Hot Hells
8,343
views
views
3
hijab
a head covering or veil worn generally by force either in public and in private by Muslim women and considered a symbol of misogynist oppression by the non-Muslim world
7,940
views
views
4
six saṃsāra realms
Buddhist cosmology of 6 worlds where sentient beings are reincarnated based on their karma: the world of gods, of warlike demigods, of humans, of animals, of hungry ghosts, and of Hell
7,629
views
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5
asura
in Buddhism, name of the lowest ranks of the deities or demigods of the Kāmadhātu
6,576
views
views
6
Mahāyāna
branch of Buddhism popular in East Asia and Vietnam that sees the goal of becoming a buddha through the bodhisattva path as being available to all and sees the state of the arhat as incomplete
6,353
views
views
7
Yggdrasil
immense mythical tree in Norse cosmology, connecting the Nine Worlds
5,970
views
views
8
nirvana
soteriological goal within the Indian religions
5,568
views
views
9
moment
4,780
views
views
10
Buddha
being who attains perfect enlightenment
4,771
views
views
11
sabbe saṅkhārā aniccā
4,692
views
views
12
Samsara
world or realm of existence related to rebirth concept in Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Bön, and Sikhism
4,485
views
views
13
fallen angel
in the Abrahamic religions, angels expelled from heaven
4,403
views
views
14
Bodhisattva
in Buddhism, a being who has developed a spontaneous wish and a compassionate mind to attain Buddhahood for the benefit of all sentient beings
4,298
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views
15
acharya
guide or instructor in religious matters in Indian religion
4,102
views
views
16
mandala
spiritual symbolic representation of cosmos used in Buddhism or Hinduism
3,718
views
views
17
hell
religious or mythological place of (often eternal) suffering
3,684
views
views
18
store-house consciousness
in the Yogacara school of Buddhism, the fundamental part of consciousness that receives impressions from the other consciousnesses and retains them as seeds for further manifestations and activities
3,306
views
views
19
levirate marriage
marriage in which the brother of a deceased man is obliged to marry his brother's widow
3,194
views
views
20
Armageddon
according to the Book of Revelation, the site of a battle during the end times
3,147
views
views
21
Tathāgata
Buddhist term, referring to the Buddha as transcendent
2,960
views
views
22
Qlippoth
representation of evil or impure spiritual forces in Jewish mysticism
2,819
views
views
23
three poisons
sources of evil in Buddhism
2,810
views
views
24
purgatory
intermediate state after death for purification, according to the belief of some Christians
2,781
views
views
25
tree of the knowledge of good and evil
tree of forbidden fruit of knowledge in first biblical narrative, book of Genesis
2,762
views
views
26
Garden of Eden
mythological "garden of God" in the Bible and the Qur'an
2,742
views
views
27
number of the beast
number associated with the beast in the Book of Revelation; either 666 or 616, depending on the manuscript
2,611
views
views
28
karma
spiritual concept
2,568
views
views
29
Day of Judgment
eschatological concept in Zoroastrianism and the Abrahamic religions about a judgment of human beings during end times
2,497
views
views
30
Babylonian captivity
period in Jewish history during which a number of people from the ancient Kingdom of Judah were captives in Babylon
2,493
views
views
31
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Naraka
concept of hell in Buddhism
2,399
views
views
32
klesha
in Buddhism, mental states that cloud the mind
2,373
views
views
33
original sin
Christian belief in the state of sin in which humanity has existed since the fall of man
2,354
views
views
34
Brahman
metaphysical concept, unchanging Ultimate Reality in Hinduism
2,306
views
views
35
underworld
supernatural realm, usually beneath the earth, in various mythologies
2,304
views
views
36
Ark of the Covenant
in Judaism, a wooden chest containing the two stone tablets of the Ten Commandments
2,277
views
views
37
chakra
subtle body psychic-energy centers in the esoteric traditions of Indian religions
2,267
views
views
38
moksha
spiritual liberation, soteriological goal in Hinduism
2,245
views
views
39
agape
Greco-Christian term referring to a type of love
2,223
views
views
40
eschatology
theological view of end of world
2,155
views
views
41
vajra
weapon and/or symbol of pure, irresistible spiritual power in Eastern religions
2,132
views
views
42
shinshi
animal messengers in Shinto
2,084
views
views
43
halal
any object or an action which is permissible to use or engage in, according to Islamic law
2,083
views
views
44
sharia
Islamic law
2,062
views
views
45
intelligent design
A pseudoscientific argument for the existence of God
2,032
views
views
46
Shiku Hakku
glossary of Japanese Buddhism term refers to suffering
2,001
views
views
47
Noble Eightfold Path
one of the principal teachings of the Buddha
1,997
views
views
48
religious corporation
Japanese sociocultural organization recognized by law as a single entity
1,975
views
views
49
Karura
Japanese mythological creature
1,946
views
views
50
Messiah
saviour or liberator of a group of people, most commonly in the Abrahamic religions
1,938
views
views
51
spirit possession
a belief that animas, demons, extraterrestrials, gods, or spirits can take control of a human body
1,894
views
views
52
Four Noble Truths
basic framework of Buddhist thought
1,857
views
views
53
church college
type of college
1,808
views
views
54
Thirteen Buddhas
Japanese grouping of Buddhist deities
1,795
views
views
55
Inquisition
religious procedure in the ancient régime to persecute those not aligned with Catholic teachings of the Catholic Church
1,795
views
views
56
śarīra
Buddhist bead-shaped objects held to emanate blessings and to ward off evil
1,794
views
views
57
enlightenment in Buddhism
"bodhi": knowledge, wisdom, wakeful intellect, or awakened divinity of a Buddha
1,777
views
views
58
Trailokya
cosmology of Indian religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) consisting of three worlds
1,775
views
views
59
Moloch
Biblical name of a Canaanite god; a dysphemic vocalisation in the Second Temple period of a theonym based on the root MLK ("king")
1,766
views
views
60
reincarnation
concept of rebirth in some religions and cultures
1,732
views
views
61
soul
immaterial aspect or essence of a living being or object
1,730
views
views
62
Mammon
wealth or an entity that promises wealth
1,709
views
views
63
Wisdom King
type of Buddhist deity
1,696
views
views
64
Akash
term for space or æther in traditional Indian cosmology
1,685
views
views
65
wisdom in Buddhism
Buddhist term for wisdom, & an understanding of the true nature of phenomena
1,665
views
views
66
Nyūjō
1,652
views
views
67
millenarianism
belief in a coming fundamental transformation of society
1,649
views
views
68
Soma
Vedic ritual drink
1,620
views
views
69
Pāramitā
Buddhist concept of perfection or completion
1,592
views
views
70
Holy Spirit
conception of God, or an attribute thereof, in various religions
1,550
views
views
71
Kundalini
distinct feeling of electric current running along the spine
1,544
views
views
72
free will
ability of agents to be the ultimate source or originator of their choices, free from external determination
1,509
views
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73
akunin shōki
1,507
views
views
74
Middle way
Buddhist doctrine
1,502
views
views
75
saṅgha
religious community
1,501
views
views
76
Śūnyatā
Buddhist theological concept of voidness in ontology, meditation and phenomenology
1,500
views
views
77
Rapture
in some forms of Protestantism, an eschatological event when all alive true believers will rise along with the resurrected dead believers into Heaven and join Christ, based on 1 Thess. 4:17
1,496
views
views
78
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hell in Christianity
Christian views on Hell
1,490
views
views
79
Skandha
The five aggregates of clinging
1,483
views
views
80
Christian school
school run on Christian principles or by a Christian organization
1,454
views
views
81
hallelujah
religious interjection derived from Hebrew
1,445
views
views
82
heaven
common religious and cosmologic place, typically where god(s) reside
1,414
views
views
83
nianfo
Buddhist concept
1,396
views
views
84
Tat Tvam Asi
"The essence that is eternal , you are that "
1,377
views
views
85
om
sacred Sanskrit syllable and spiritual symbol in Bouddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, et du Sikhisme
1,371
views
views
86
Pabbajjā
living the life of a Buddhist renunciate among a community of bhikkhus
1,359
views
views
87
saṁvega
concept in Buddhism
1,350
views
views
88
kalpa
Cyclic day of Brahma in Hindu cosmology lasting 1,000 Yuga Cycles containing 14 Manvantaras and 15 Sandhyās. It is followed by a night (pralaya) of equal length, forming one 24-hour day of Brahma's 100 360-day years.
1,342
views
views
89
anātman
Non-self, a key concept in Buddhism
1,304
views
views
90
bodhi
knowledge or wisdom, or awakened intellect, of a Buddha
1,300
views
views
91
yuanji
death of a Buddhist monk
1,295
views
views
92
Vipassanā
meditation practice described in Buddhism
1,243
views
views
93
Basmala
("In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful") phrase recited on various occasions by Muslims; the beginning of every chapter of the Quran except the 9th; popular subject of Islamic calligraphy
1,222
views
views
94
Star of Bethlehem
celestial phenomenon that according to the New Testament revealed the birth of Jesus to the Wise Men
1,205
views
views
95
anger
intense emotional state that sometimes results in combative and destructive actions
1,190
views
views
96
bījākṣara
1,182
views
views
97
guru
teacher, expert, counsellor, spiritual guide or leader, often in Hindu, Jain, Buddhist or Sikh traditions
1,171
views
views
98
Dharani
Buddhist chant, mnemonic code, incantation, or recitation
1,169
views
views
99
Twelve Nidānas
Buddhist teachings that describe a life and possible pathways as twelve sequential links
1,163
views
views
100
one spirit, four souls
Shinto doctrine
1,124
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